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Girl, 3, Drowns In Hot Tub During Birthday Party

July 31, 2012 at 5:54 pm by  

Girl, 3, Drowns In Hot Tub During Birthday PartyLAGUNA HILLS, CA – A 3-year-old girl drowned in a hot tub while attending a birthday party.

Ellison Susman was with her mother and younger sister attending an 11-year-old’s birthday party Saturday night at the Alicia Plaza Apartments. Ellison’s mother says she lost track of her for about 15 minutes while she breastfed her 2-month-old daughter. When she was finished and realized she didn’t see Ellison, she began asking some of the 60 people there if they knew where she was.

Ellison would be found close by, at the bottom of the hot tub next to the swimming pool. Ellison had been wearing a life vest, but looked as if she had removed it before somehow winding up in the hot tub. The vest was found later on the deck of the pool. Paramedics performed CPR on Ellison before taking her to Kaiser in Irvine and then later to Children’s Hospital of Orange County, where she died on Monday.

Ellison’s father offered parents a word of warning that I thought was pretty obvious to begin with.

“Don’t trust these life preservers,” he said. “Don’t take your eye off your child one second. Don’t trust your neighbors thinking they’re gonna keep an eye on your child.”

Losing a kid this way is tragic and I am sure Ellison’s mother will live the rest of her life wishing she could go back to that night and do things differently. Luckily there is a tiny glimpse of silver lining in the form of KTLA’s Mary Beth McDade and her video report. She could be asking about the family I just lost in a fire and I would simply stare at her while picturing her naked.

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    • http://www.facebook.com/HamsterNinjaofDOOM Alecia Hendricks

      I have to wonder if she actually asked anyone to watch the kid or just assumed they would.

      Not fair there are never any girl-boner inducing dudes in journalism.

    • tinalib13

      This story brought tears to my eyes. How tragic for this family. Rip sweet little girl.

      Morbid, thank you for making me smile at the end of the story. I needed it after that one.

    • http://www.facebook.com/Sesamoo11 Sesame Bourne

      Matt Lauer gives me a girl boner. It’s too bad I have to watch that stupid show he’s on just to see him.

    • sam1211

      Oh yeaaa Matt Lauer is a hottie with a body ;)

    • kimbev69

      Ummm “don’t trust your neighbors”! Where was daddy while mommy nursed her infant and why would it be anyone’s responsibility but his if she was busy, I follow my daughter around at a party like the one I was at Sunday where there were two pools and a bounce house that’s their own neglect sorry but puttin a lifejacket on your 3 yr old and then letting her out of your site is not watching her

    • tinalib13

      Amen and I thought the exact same thing. Those little harness things aren’t a bad idea, especially for a three yr. old at a party.

    • Athena

      It’s called “diffused responsibility”, and it’s a well-documented social phenomenon. The larger the group, the safer you may feel, but the less responsible any one individual in the group feels, always assuming there’s enough other people around to take action if need be… as these parents obviously did. “Safety in numbers” has a tipping point, and it’s a lot lower than 60 people.

    • kimbev69

      Poor sweety I’d be all over daddy’s ass he would be gone

    • http://talkinshitwithshannieandboo.blogspot.com/ BooKat

      I used to crush on Anderson Cooper, but until I grow a dick, I am shit out of luck there…

    • Wolf_of_Mars

      For starters, what asinine companies actually think that quick-release catches are a good thing for toddler safety gear? I saw a 2-year-old get out of one of those water safety jackets in less than 30 seconds the first time he wore it.
      Secondly, the opening sentence of the story states the the child was with the mother & younger sister. For those giving daddy a hot foot, there is no mention of the father even being on the premises.

    • HeatherA80

      Absolutely heartbreaking :( Every parent should enroll their children in some form of swim lessons…..I used to teach at the YMCA and they have a great program that also teaches water safety to the kids. Lifejackets are great, but nothing should ever be a substitute for direct adult supervision in/near water. And I absolutely hate those stupid “water wings”….many people don’t realize that if one deflates or slips off, the other one can actually hold the kid underwater due to one half on the kids body staying up and the other half sinking.

    • Dexteronius

      Jason Momoa is a girl boner inducer, although not a journalist, or Id be watching his news daily.

    • tinalib13

      You and me both sister…sooo disappointed. :(

    • Snickering x Hydra

      Hot Tub Incident? 60+ people? It’s a shame these stories don’t always continue in the direction they seem to be heading.

      Right now, someone’s probably thinking “It seems the stool I knocked over that night wasn’t actually a stool…”

    • tkaz

      I’m a firm believer in “It Takes a Village…” but I’m also aware the “Village” isn’t as tight as it used to be. I don’t trust people & honestly…..I think that’s why my kids are alive. I would’ve made my 3 yr old come with me for the nursing, she could color/snack. But that’s me.
      And the “diffused responsibility” explained by Athena actually explains a lot, I accept that.
      It’s so sad when we have to learn such heartbreaking lessons – I’m so thankful when I can get through a day and nothing bad had to happen for something important to get through my thick skull.

    • Chinchillazilla

      Brian Williams, man.

    • Sam

      So sad. How devastating for the parents, mostly, but also for everybody there. Can you imagine how many of them are wondering right now if they could have stopped this from happening? Not to mention the 11yo who’s birth day is forever going to be dampened by this tragedy.
      It’s easy to say “i would do x” or “i wouldn’t do x” but honestly, i can kind of imagine being in such a festive situation with so many people you know and love, and just wanting your kid to go have fun with the other kids. Something can go wrong so quickly. The best thing that can come out of this now is for someone to read this and learn the lesson that was forced upon these parents, and watch their child a little closer.

    • CT

      According to my pediatrician, a small child is not supposed to be in a hot tub for a couple of reasons. Their core body temperature is not mature enough to handle the sudden change in temperature and hot tubs are a fucking cesspool of germs and little kids don’t have the immune system to fight that gross shit – even I find them disgusting. My Gyno told me to stay out them – too much gross shit in there and it’s bad for your nether regions. I don’t let my boys in one and any time they are anywhere near water, I just go with the assumption the person with me is a dumbass and they will not watch my kids properly – it’s my job.

      I feel sorry for any parent that loses their child.

    • CT

      I like Dr. Sanjay Gupta from CNN myself.

    • JGo555

      This is so sad. As gross as it sounds: this is one of the many reasons I take my 3 & 1 1/2yr old in the bathroom with me as I take a dump. Well that & cause they’ll destroy everything in their path.
      WHere was daddy? If he wasn’t at the party, I understand. And being in a party with 60 people there’s no fucking way my ass would let my 3 yr old run around. If I can’t see you, your ass ain’t going anywhere.
      But these are feeling VERY guilty right now so I’m not gonna kick or throw more rocks at them. My condolences.

    • JGo555

      The lessons would work, after the child is around 6 & up. My 3 yr old takes lessons and knows shit but to be comfortable in the water. Children & water are fucking magnets. Like flies on shit. It’s impossible to keep them apart unless there’s a 6ft fence.
      I have a pond in my backyard that’s about 4ft deep, 8ftL & 5ft.w. We have 7ft fence surrounding it because of town laws, my curious children and my irresponsible skanky neighbor that releases her children in the summer and the little assholes are not curious they are fucking nosy and disrespectful. The pond has fish. I’m waiting for the day that they climb my fucking fence to see them. I might just have to put electric fencing to keep their asses away. Unfortunately is just a matter of time.

    • RachelAnnPrince

      I don’t like losing track of my kid in my own front yard so there’s no way in hell I’d let him just wander off at a birthday party, I mean wtf there’s a reason there’s two parents involved in making a baby.

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Anna-Hall-Grillot/100000054600337 Anna Hall Grillot

      Makes me think of the little boy who got left at Chuck E Cheese, after his own birthday party. Mamma though Daddy had him, and Daddy though Granny had him, and Granny thought Mamma had him. I think Protective services had him, but it’s. Or responsibility ;-) At least that kid didn’t die, though.

    • neenaP

      Don’t take your eyes off a small child around a pool etc for 1 second. I was recently at a pool party with my kids, I was like a hawk! I was exhausted from constantly corralling my son. 15 mins is way too long to not know exactly where your child is, I dont lose track of my 19 year old for that long.

    • HeatherA80

      I always taught the 3-4 year old swim class. You’d be surprised how many of the kids could actually learn to float on their backs and “swim” to the side from about 5-10 feet away from the edge……Granted, it was mostly the most uncoordinated dog paddling you’ve ever seen, but it was enough to get them to the side if they ever fell in. I always stressed water safety and “practiced” scenarios with the kids “falling in” and having them get back to the side of the pool. And I realize that in a real-life situation of a kid falling in, they may panic and forget all swim lessons….but that’s where the part of swim lessons that teaches kids to be comfortable in the water comes in.

      And I understand the children and water are magnets….lol. I also taught the “Mommy and Me” class for 6 month olds-2 years old……There was a little boy in one of my classes that was just 6 months old….Someone always had to hold him, because the second you would sit him down on deck, he would do the fastest Army crawl ever until he plopped right in the water. He loved it that much! lol!

    • http://www.facebook.com/bigredd420 Chad Fear

      Daddy was on his way home from work at a tow truck company. That’s were he was. If he had got off work 30 mins prior she would be here today instead of commenting on tbis…

    • kimbev69

      I’m picturing a little baby gijoe lol

    • kimbev69

      Actually I was responding to his comment to the reporter placing blame in a way on others not how wife

    • kimbev69

      Just think of the three yr old that “wandered” (no one was watching her) away from home and drowned in a little drainage ditch feet from her home, I’m sorry there is no friggen excuse to let your toddler out of your sight for a moment, if they open doors a chain lock on the top of the door, I’d you are outside with them and have to run in for a minute you bring the child with you, you don’t let a three tr old play out front or back alone that’s common sense

    • kimbev69

      I was meaning his comment about trusting others he shouldn’t be placing blame elsewhere